John Lithgow doesn’t think playing Dumbledore will be ‘that hard a job’
- John Lithgow has confirmed he will play Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming HBO Max adaptation of the Harry Potter series, which aims to be a faithful adaptation of the books by J.K. Rowling.
- Filming for the series is scheduled to start this summer in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, aiming for a release in late 2026 or early 2027.
- Nearly 32,000 children have submitted audition tapes for the lead roles of Harry, Hermione, and Ron, but no casting announcements have been made yet.
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John Lithgow explains why he doesn’t see playing Dumbledore as ‘that hard a job’
John Lithgow has said that even though he’s “behind everybody” when it comes to keeping up with the Harry Potter series, he doesn’t believe playing the Hogwarts headmaster will be “that hard”.
John Lithgow doesn't think playing Dumbledore will be 'that hard a job'
"Dumbledore, he's kind of this nuclear weapon. He only goes off very, very occasionally."Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Murray Close/Warner Bros John Lithgow; Michael Gambon as Albus DumbledoreStepping into the role of the greatest wizard of his time? John Lithgow isn't too nervous about it, actually.The Emmy-winning actor appeared on the latest episode of Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett's SmartLess podcast to chat about joining HBO's upcomin…
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